K wrote:
>
> I have seen corn-on-the-cob for sale all over Eastern Europe, throughout
> Central America (and yes, people were buying and eating it). It's actually
> quite popular steet food on the Western shore of the Adriatic amd the East
> coast of the Black Sea. There is a resort town (Varna) in Bulgaria where
> they sell real corn-on-the-cob right next to imitation popcorn, so go
> figure.

What the heck is imitation popcorn? Real popcorn is
so cheap, it's hard to see how any imitation would
have a chance.